In 2015 Gayle graduated from the “On the Board” programme which is designed to help players and others involved in football to progress from the pitch to the boardroom.

Not long after he graduated, he was appointed as the FA board member for the Berks & Bucks Football Association.

Marcus Gayle was inducted into the Brentford Football Club Hall of Fame in 2015.

He also works as a coach and mentor at the Full Time Football academy which is a training performance camp driven to provide the best football coaching and mentoring experience for semi professional and professional football players.